In April, Aledys Llorens was riding his motorbike in the I-95 express lanes through northwest Miami-Dade when a driver abruptly plowed through the orange plastic poles, cutting him off in the process. Llorens, a 28-year-old Hialeah resident who worked at Port Everglades and had a four-year-old daugh…

To curb the dangerous practice known as “ lane diving” along the Interstate 95 express lanes, road crews will start work on Wednesday to replace the existing flexible poles with sturdier models and double their number to reduce maneuvering space and sightlines for scofflaws.

You’ve seen it happen: You’re driving down I-95, minding your own business, when all of a sudden some douchebag in the express lane realizes he or she is about to miss an exit and abruptly plows through the orange plastic poles, forcing you to slam on the brakes and narrowly avoid a messy accident.